If you follow my articles at all then by now you know I have children; three small children to be exact. With small children comes stickers, gum, Sharpie on the walls, crayons and glitter. All this and more leaves a small amount of time for cleaning. That is, until I discovered an awesome post on the many wonderful uses of WD-40.
I was flabbergasted when I learned of the over 2000 uses for the special formula most people only associate with eliminating squeaks. I was on a quest to try some of the most useful ones for my home. This has to be quite literally the best thing ever made in a can. So today, I want to share the 40 uses I tried and conquered.
1. Lubricates small rolling toys
2. Cleans patio door glide strip
3. Removes scuff marks from ceramic tile floor
4. Removes crayon from walls
5. Removes water spots from mirrors
6. Cleans fiberglass bathtubs and showers
7. Removes tea and coffee stains from countertops
8. Removes crayon from wood furniture
9. Lubricates sticky drawers
10. Removes tape marks from walls
11. Removes stickers
12. Shines artificial house plants (one of my favorites)
13. Cleans and protects underside of cast iron skillets
14. Removes marks from floors left by chair feet
15. Cleans old muffin tins
16. Removes ink stains on leather furniture
17. Cleans black streaks on hardwood floors
18. Removes paint from tile flooring (saved my tiled floors)
19. Shines shower doors
20. Removes gum
21. Camouflages scratches in cultured marble
22. Removes glue deposits from linoleum
23. Removes strawberry stains
24. Cleans window sills
25. Lubricates vacuum cleaner roller brush
26. Cleans gunk from base of toilet bowl
27. Removes sticker residue from clothes
28. Removes laundry detergent stain from washer
29. Keeps cat poop from sticking to electric cat box rakes
30. Removes silly putty from furniture
31. Cleans lime stains in toilet
32. Cleans shower heads
33. Removes lipstick from fabric
34. Removes oxidation from aluminum window frames
35. Polishes silver jewelry
36. Removes grape juice stains (works on wine stains as well)
37. Removes silver marks from coat hangers
38. Shines aluminum sinks
39. Removes nail polish from hardwood floors
40. Removes cakes and food from bottom of cookie sheets
This is really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this fabulous blue can of heaven. On the WD-40 website you can find 2000 uses, but these are the ones I was able to try and report that they actually worked. I never knew it was such a powerful little cleaner.
Of course, since we are approaching the time of the year that many of us spend the weekends outside in the yard, it lubricates anything you can think of. I highly recommend trying WD-40 on anything in the home you thought was impossible to remove. It just might work!
April Sherrill is a staff writer for the Hamilton County Herald. Contact her at april@dailydata.com.